GMA News: Rare Megamouth shark killed by fishermen in Philippines

Video was uploaded by “GMA News” on 8. July 2019:

A rare megamouth shark was killed by local fishermen after it got entangled in a fishing net in the waters off Barangay Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) went to the site but they discovered that some residents cut off the tail and fins of the shark.

An investigation on the incident is still ongoing.

Related video-clip (better images of the specimen): MEGAMOUTH SHARK FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES

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